A community-sourced resource bringing together hundreds of images and drawings, the TSA Database is a curated guide to modern and contemporary architecture and design in the Greater Toronto Area. From lesser known gems to renowned landmarks, the spaces showcased here have been selected for their importance in telling the story of modern Toronto. Much like our city, this database is a work in progress with new information, images and entries being frequently added.   

Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD
Lord Lansdowne Public School
Dupont Station
Dupont Station
Bata Shoe Museum
Bata Shoe Museum
TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower
The 519
Former Sun Life Building
Scarborough College (now Andrews Building, University of Toronto Scarborough)
Beth David B’Nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue
Ismaili Centre
Claude Watson School for the Arts
Claude Watson School for the Arts
Frost Building North
50 Park Road (former OAA Headquarters)
50 Park Road (former OAA Headquarters)
York Region Administrative Building
Harbour Terrace
Harbour Terrace
Better Living Centre
Toronto City Hall
Simpsons-Sears
Simpsons-Sears
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Daniels Building
Daniels Building
Fort York Visitor Centre
Fort York Visitor Centre
Castle Frank Station
King James Place
New College III, University of Toronto
Jane Exbury Towers
OAA Headquarters
OAA Headquarters
BCE Galleria
BCE Galleria, Brookfield place
Bank of Canada Building
Kings Landing
Joseph Shephard
Library and Student Centre, Ashtonbee Campus Renewal, Centennial College
Fort York Branch, Toronto Public Library
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto
Scotia Plaza
Scotia Plaza
Wong Dai Sin Temple
Wong Dai Sin Temple
Queen Elizabeth Building
Awen’ Gathering Place
E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University, University of Toronto
E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University, University of Toronto
Tom Ridout, Courtesy of Brook McIlroy The design of Site B is also accompanied by window graphics that illustrate the seven clans.
Humber College Indigenous Cultural Markers
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Isabel Bader Theatre, University of Toronto
Scott Library, York University
Aga Khan Museum
Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Toronto
Ontario Science Centre
Ontario Science Centre
SkyDome (now Rogers Centre)
Vaughan City Hall
Pioneer Village Station
Pioneer Village Station
Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre, Credit Valley Hospital
60 Richmond East Housing Cooperative
60 Richmond East Housing Cooperative
The Indigo
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Regent Park Aquatic Centre (now Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre)
District Lofts
District Lofts
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum
Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall
Toronto Courthouse
Markham Civic Centre
Markham Civic Centre
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto
Indo-Malayan Pavilion and the African Pavilion, Toronto Zoo
Xerox Research Centre
Xerox Research Centre
Young Centre for Performing Arts
North York City Centre and North York Reference Library
Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library
Toronto Reference Library
Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex, University of Toronto Mississauga
Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex, University of Toronto Mississauga
Hospital for Sick Children (Addition)
Hospital for Sick Children (Addition)
Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University
Bay Adelaide Centre
Queen Quay Terminal
Queen’s Quay Terminal
Dalla Lana School of Public Health (former Toronto Board of Education)
Computer Science Building, York University
Computer Science Building, York University
North York City Hall (now North York Civic Centre)
North York City Hall (now North York Civic Centre)
David B. Archer Co-operative
Umbra Store
Mississauga City Hall
Imperial Oil Building
Eaton Centre
Eaton Centre
Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy
Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy
Toronto Central YMCA
Queen Richmond Centre West
Queen Richmond Centre West
River City
River City
CN Tower
CN Tower
Ontario Youth Court
Centre for Urban Ecology, Humber College
Athletic and Wellness Centre, Centennial College
Athletic and Wellness Centre, Centennial College
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library
Yorkdale Station
Yorkdale Station
Berczy Park
Wetmore and Wilson Halls, New College, University of Toronto
Wetmore and Wilson Halls, New College, University of Toronto
Frost Building South
Eatonville Branch, Toronto Public Library
Eatonville Branch, Toronto Public Library
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Bloor/Gladstone Branch, Toronto Public Library
The Colonnade
The Colonnade
Student Centre, York University
Absolute World
Absolute World
York University Station
York University Station
Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences, George Brown College
Graduate House, University of Toronto
Graduate House, University of Toronto
Goh Ohn Bell, Ontario Place
Goh Ohn Bell, Ontario Place
Scarborough Civic Centre Branch, Toronto Public Library
Native Child and Family Life Centre
Wymilwood Student Union (now Goldring Student Centre), Victoria University, University of Toronto
Wymilwood Student Union (now Goldring Student Centre), Victoria University, University of Toronto
Benvenuto Place
Benvenuto Place
O’Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts (now Meridian Hall)
The Centre for Native Child and Family Well Being
MaRS Centre
Former Shell Oil Building
Schulich School of Business, York University
Gardiner Museum
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre
Casey House
Market Square
Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library
Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library
Port Credit Branch, Mississauga Public Library
Port Credit Branch, Mississauga Public Library
Royal Bank Plaza
Commerce Court West
Cinesphere and Pods, Ontario Place
Cinesphere and Pods, Ontario Place
Birkdale Childcare Centre (Squirrel’s Nest Childcare Centre)
Food Building
King Portland Centre
Academic Resource Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough
Prince Arthur Tower
Prince Arthur Tower
Unionville Branch, Markham Public Library
Art Gallery of Ontario
Royal Conservatory of Music
Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto
Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto
Oakdale Community Centre
Oakdale Community Centre
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (now NOOR Cultural Centre)
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (now NOOR Cultural Centre)
Brampton Soccer Centre
Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto
Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto
Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Scarborough City Hall
Scarborough City Hall
Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
Springdale Branch, Brampton Library
Richmond Hill Central Library
McKinsey & Company Offices
Sugar Beach
John P. Robarts Library, University of Toronto
John P. Robarts Library, University of Toronto
Massey College, University of Toronto
Massey College, University of Toronto
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station
Art Centre, Central Technical School
Princess of Wales Theatre
Princess of Wales Theatre
Twenty Niagara
Twenty Niagara

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